I went to the Metallica show last night at the Honda Center in Anaheim. I bought the ticket in February and had waited all this time. I got off work and ate dinner with Amy & Jack and just felt blah. I told Amy that I really didn't want to go but she talked me into it. Thanks, honey! This concert kicked some major booty.
Since the age of 12, I have been to over 100 concerts. Out of those concerts I have never witnessed Metallica. This show was probably in the top 3 of any show that I have been to. The stage was set up better than any show set up. The stage is in the middle of the arena, wide open with 4 mikes on opposite sides of the stage. The drum riser was set in a way that it was rotated to face all portions of the crowd as the show moved along. Everyone could see what was happening and the place was sold out without having empty seat to the side or back of a traditional stage set up.
The show opens and they just ripped through a few new cuts off of the Death Magnetic album. From there the group was totally interactive with the crowd and not so robotic. They were having fun at what they do. The pyro was awesome. They played for 2 1/2 hours at full speed and just killed. They played the greats; "Battery", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Trapped Under Ice", "Sad But True", "Cyanide", "Enter Sandman", "Nothing Else Matters" and on and on. This show had the loudest fan participation that I can ever remember. The crowd was deafening. What a show.
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